Greta (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) is charmed by Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) as Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) looks on in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) considers as a new case presents itself in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) discusses the possibilities with Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) and Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) is distraught as Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) looks on in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) enters the picture in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) discusses her side of things with Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) and Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10 (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) enters the courtroom in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The prosecution begins opening arguments lead by Mr. Meyers, Q.C. (actor, Nick Steen*) in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Inspector Hearne (actor, Alex Syiek*) gives testimony as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*), the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) and the Court Stenographer (actor, Liz Krane) look on in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) cross examines Inspector Hearne (actor, Alex Syiek*) as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) oversees the proceedings in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10.
It is Dr. Wyatt's (actor, D.A. Taylor*) turn in the witness box as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) and the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) listen to his testimony in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Sparks fly during the testimony of Janet MacKenzie (actor, Jillian Kates*) as Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) cross examines in front of Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith) and the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) and the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) consider Clegg's (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) testimony in Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The Court (actors, Aled Davies*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Nick Steen*, Gene Stromberg, David Anthony Smith* and Ben Kemper) is stunned by the entrance of Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) is cross examined by Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) and the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) look on in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) takes the stand in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mr. Meyers, Q.C. (actor, Nick Steen*) takes his turn grilling the defendant, Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) and the clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) consider the testimony. in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q. C. (actor, Aled Davies*) presents a compelling story in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) collapses in court after some bad news as the police officer (actor, Daniel Telford) comes to her aid in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*), Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q. C. (actor, Aled Davies*) and Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) discuss the trial in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION scenic design scale model. (Designer: Gage Williams)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION scenic design scale model. (Designer: Gage Williams)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION scenic design scale model. (Designer: Gage Williams)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION scenic design scale model. (Designer: Gage Williams)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Greta. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Carter. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Leonard. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Mr. Mayhew. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Sir Wilfred Robarts Q.C. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Myers Q.C. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Romaine Vole. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Romaine Vole. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for the Clerk of Courts. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION costume design rendering for Justice Wainwright. (Designer: Esther Haberlen)
Synopsis
The stakes are high as Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. Can this defendant convince the jury, and you, of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose despite shocking courtroom testimony and impassioned gallery outbursts? Witness as Leonard and his lawyers struggle to untangle the truth in a whodunit suspense-thriller that will keep you guessing until the gavel’s last echo…and beyond.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the author not only of The Mousetrap, the longest running stage production in history but also Witness for the Prosecution and And Then There Were None to name but a few of her greatest stage successes. Her novels have sold more than 2 billion copies around the world, and she is only outsold by the Bible and Shakespeare. Born in 1890, in Torquay, Devon, England, to an American father and English mother, she wrote her first play Black Coffee (the only play in which she chose to feature Poirot) in 1930 having been disappointed by the way The Murder of Roger Ackroyd had been adapted into Alibi in 1928. She adapted her bestselling novel And Then There Were None for stage in 1943, giving it a different ending, followed by, in quick succession, Appointment with Death (1945), Murder on the Nile (1946) and The Hollow (1951). With The Mousetrap (1952), Witness for the Prosecution (1953), and Spider's Web (1954), she became the only female playwright to have three plays running in the West End at the same time. Later plays include Towards Zero (1956) co-adapted with Gerald Verner, Verdict (1958) possibly her most unusual play, Go Back for Murder (1960), and Rule of Three (1962) a series of three one act plays. After a hugely successful career and a wonderful life, Ms. Christie died peacefully on 12 January 1976.
Laura Welsh Berg*
Greta / Clegg
Fourteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater | Shows with GLT: Pride and Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Hamlet (Hamlet), And Then There Were None (Vera), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Rosaline), Witness for the Prosecution, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Sweeney Todd, The Tempest, Hay Fever, My Fair Lady, All’s Well That Ends Well, Major Barbara, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, A Funny Thing…Forum,and She Stoops to Conquer. At Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival: Twelfth Night (Viola) and Two Gentlemen of Verona (Speed). Chicago credits: The Farnsworth Invention at Timeline Theater, Arms and the Man at Centerstage and Mill Fire at Sheil Park. She holds a BA from Baldwin Wallace University and an MFA from The Theater School at DePaul. L'MLS.
Fourteen seasons at Great Lakes Theater | Shows with GLT: Pride and Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), Hamlet (Hamlet), And Then There Were None (Vera), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Rosaline), Witness for the Prosecution, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Sweeney Todd, The Tempest, Hay Fever, My Fair Lady, All’s Well That Ends Well, Major Barbara, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, A Funny Thing…Forum,and She...
Lynn Robert Berg*
Mr. Mayhew
Eighteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | For GLT: Mr. Mayhew (Witness for the Prosecution), Macbeth (Macbeth), Scrooge (A Christmas Carol), The Ghost and Player King (Hamlet), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Richard III (Richard III), Frank Ford (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Polixenes (The Winter’s Tale), Doctor Parker (Bat Boy: The Musical), Caliban (The Tempest), Demetrius (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). Other credits: Don Armado (Love’s Labour’s Lost), Dr. Watson (The Hound of the Baskervilles) with Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; Hucklebee (The Fantasticks), Bill Walker (Major Barbara), Edmund (King Lear), Hastings (She Stoops to Conquer) with Idaho Shakespeare Festival. MFA from the University of Delaware Professional Theater Training Program. SLL’M
Eighteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | For GLT: Mr. Mayhew (Witness for the Prosecution), Macbeth (Macbeth), Scrooge (A Christmas Carol), The Ghost and Player King (Hamlet), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Richard III (Richard III), Frank Ford (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Polixenes (The Winter’s Tale), Doctor Parker (Bat Boy: The Musical), Caliban...
Aled Davies*
Sir Wilfrid Robarts, Q.C.
Nineteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previously for GLT: Sir Wilfrid Robarts, QC in Witness for the Prosecution, Sir William Lucas/Mr. Gardiner in Pride and Prejudice, Seyton the Porter in Macbeth, Mr. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol, Marcellus/The Gravedigger in Hamlet, Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady, The Old Actor in The Fantasticks, Scrooge/Samuels in A Christmas Carol, King Lear in King Lear, John Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Your Chairman in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Dorn in The Seagull, Deputy
Nineteen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previously for GLT: Sir Wilfrid Robarts, QC in Witness for the Prosecution, Sir William Lucas/Mr. Gardiner in Pride and Prejudice, Seyton the Porter in Macbeth, Mr. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol, Marcellus/The Gravedigger in Hamlet, Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady, The Old Actor...
Jodi Dominick*
Romaine
Eleven seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previous shows include: Witness for the Prosecution, Wait Until Dark, Mamma Mia!, Pride and Prejudice, Les Misérables, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sweeney Todd, The Mousetrap, Cabaret, Into the Woods, Twelfth Night, An Ideal Husband, The Imaginary Invalid, My Fair Lady, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Richard III. Ten seasons at The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, GLT’s sister company. Other theaters: New World Stages, Hudson Backstage Theater, The Beck Center, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Hayworth Theatre, Dobama Theatre and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Jodi is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music.
Eleven seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previous shows include: Witness for the Prosecution, Wait Until Dark, Mamma Mia!, Pride and Prejudice, Les Misérables, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Sweeney Todd, The Mousetrap, Cabaret, Into the Woods, Twelfth Night, An Ideal Husband, The Imaginary Invalid, My Fair Lady, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Richard III. Ten seasons at The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, GLT’s...
Jillian Kates*
Janet MacKenzie
Six season with Great Lakes Theater | Select previous roles include: Donna in Mamma Mia!, Jane in Pride and Prejudice, Eliza in My Fair Lady, Lily in The Secret Garden, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Texas/Sally u/s in Cabaret. Jillian also appeared on the road with the Broadway National Tour of Wicked as the Glinda and Nessarose u/s. She is a very proud graduate of Baldwin Wallace University’s Music Theatre Program. So many thanks and to Vicky, Charlie, Sara, Matt, Jackie, the entire cast, crew and company that make up this magic filled festival that has become my artistic home. All my love to my parents, sibs, squeebs and Mack! @smallfirevintage
Six season with Great Lakes Theater | Select previous roles include: Donna in Mamma Mia!, Jane in Pride and Prejudice, Eliza in My Fair Lady, Lily in The Secret Garden, Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Texas/Sally u/s in Cabaret. Jillian also appeared on the road with the Broadway National Tour of Wicked as the Glinda and Nessarose u/s. She is a very proud graduate of...
Ben Kemper
Plain-Clothes Detective / Ensemble
Two seasons with Great Lakes Theater: Ben is honored to join the company for his second season at Great Lakes Theater, after working on King Lear and the Boise incarnation of last year’s Pride and Prejudice. Recent productions include The Minotaur (The Priest) with Opal Theater, Small Matters (Thoreau Crow King) with Migration Theory, Shakespeare in the Dark (Ghost) with Home Grown Theater, Illyria (Aguecheek) with Otherworld Theater, Dog Night (Jacob Mott) with Rabid Bat and Back When Mike Was Kate at Playhouse on the Square. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.
Two seasons with Great Lakes Theater: Ben is honored to join the company for his second season at Great Lakes Theater, after working on King Lear and the Boise incarnation of last year’s Pride and Prejudice. Recent productions include The Minotaur (The Priest) with Opal Theater, Small Matters (Thoreau Crow King)...
Liz Krane
Stenographer / Ensemble
Great Lakes Theater debut season: Liz Krane is a Chicago-based actor and audiobook narrator who is thrilled to be joining Great Lakes Theater! Previous shows include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Miracle Worker, The Understudy, Arabian Nights, Amadeus and Iphigenia and her Daughters. Liz has worked with City Lit, Silent Theatre and Teatro Vista in Chicago and spent two seasons with the Texas Shakespeare Festival. She holds an MFA from Purdue University and is happy to share the stage with her husband, Andy for the first time.
Great Lakes Theater debut season: Liz Krane is a Chicago-based actor and audiobook narrator who is thrilled to be joining Great Lakes Theater! Previous shows include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Miracle Worker, The Understudy, Arabian Nights, Amadeus and Iphigenia and her Daughters. Liz has worked with City Lit, Silent Theatre...
Taha Mandviwala*
Leonard Vole
Great Lakes Theater debut season: Previous shows include: Witness for the Prosecution, A Christmas Carol, Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Treasure Island, Disgraced, Pinocchio, Shakespeare in Love, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Robin Hood. First season with GLT and partner theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Other theaters: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Virginia Stage Company, and Baltimore Center Stage. Taha is a BA graduate of University of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance.
Great Lakes Theater debut season: Previous shows include: Witness for the Prosecution, A Christmas Carol, Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Treasure Island, Disgraced, Pinocchio, Shakespeare in Love, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Robin Hood. First season with GLT and partner theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival. Other theaters: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park,...
Andy Nagraj*
Clerk / Usher
Great Lakes Theater debut season: Previously at GLT: Witness for the Prosecution. In Chicago: Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Writers Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Timeline Theatre and Silk Road Rising. Regional: Denver Center, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Chautauqua Theatre and the Utah, Hudson Valley, Texas, Virginia and Ohio Shakespeare Festivals. TV: Chicago Fire (NBC) and Proven Innocent (FOX). Andy’s voice is frequently heard in commercials and he plays guitar for the Chicago-based band, The Winchesters. Andy was on the theatre faculty of the University of Pittsburgh and received his MFA from the PTTP/Delaware.
Great Lakes Theater debut season: Previously at GLT: Witness for the Prosecution. In Chicago: Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Writers Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Timeline Theatre and Silk Road Rising. Regional: Denver Center, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Chautauqua Theatre and the Utah, Hudson Valley, Texas, Virginia and Ohio Shakespeare...
Peter Ribar
Warder / Ensemble
Great Lakes Theater debut: Peter is humbled to be back at GLT to work with this great team. Recently he toured with the company’s production of Macbeth, and he’s excited to get back on stage. He holds an BFA in acting from Baldwin Wallace University. Enjoy the show!
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David Anthony Smith*
Mr. Justice Wainwright
Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | GLT: Vincentio/Ensemble (Witness for the Prosecution), Prospero (The Tempest), Iago (Othello), Jaques (As You Like It), Duke of Buckingham (Richard III), Muggeridge/Christmas Present/Debtor (A Christmas Carol), Viscount Goring (An Ideal Husband), Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Macduff (Macbeth), Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing), Sergius (Arms and the Man) and Algernon (The Importance of Being Earnest). He has performed at the Tony Award-winning Old Globe Theater in San Diego, South Coast Repertory, Laguna Playhouse, Sierra Rep, Madison Rep and Shakespeare festivals of Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Garden Grove, Rhode Island, Nevada and Lake Tahoe. Forever and a day — Natalia.
Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes Theater | GLT: Vincentio/Ensemble (Witness for the Prosecution), Prospero (The Tempest), Iago (Othello), Jaques (As You Like It), Duke of Buckingham (Richard III), Muggeridge/Christmas Present/Debtor (A Christmas Carol), Viscount Goring (An Ideal Husband), Bottom (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Macduff (Macbeth), Benedick (Much Ado...
Claire Soulier
The Woman / Ensemble
Second season with Great Lakes Theater | Past shows include: Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary Magdalene), Cinderella British Pantomime (Cinderella), Hair (Tribe Member) and Tick, Tick... Boom! (Susan understudy). Claire is currently studying musical theater at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. She would like to thank her mentor, Victoria Bussert, for the wonderful opportunities and support. She sends much love to BWMT’21 and her family. @clairesoulier
Second season with Great Lakes Theater | Past shows include: Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary Magdalene), Cinderella British Pantomime (Cinderella), Hair (Tribe Member) and Tick, Tick... Boom! (Susan understudy). Claire is currently studying musical theater at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. She would like to thank her mentor, Victoria Bussert, for...
Nick Steen*
Mr. Meyers, Q.C.
Seven seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Nick is deeply honored to return to the Hanna. Previous roles include: Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Sam in Mamma Mia!, MacDuff in Macbeth, Theseus and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Laertes in Hamlet, Mike Talman in Wait Until Dark, Phillip Lombard in And Then There Were None, Clifford in Deathtrap, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Nick holds an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater. Nick hosts an automotive webseries, Gearhead Garage, that he and his wife Nicki created. Nick has endless gratitude for his family and his wife. <4 you, my gorgeous fish! www.NickSteen.com
Seven seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Nick is deeply honored to return to the Hanna. Previous roles include: Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Sam in Mamma Mia!, MacDuff in Macbeth, Theseus and Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Laertes in Hamlet, Mike Talman in Wait Until Dark, Phillip Lombard...
Alex Syiek*
Inspector Hearne
Five seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previous GLT credits: Bill in Mamma Mia!, Fitzwilliam in Pride and Prejudice, Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Snout/Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pistol in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Factory Foreman/Claquesous/Grantaire in Les Misérables, Richmond in Richard III. Other favorite credits: Andrew Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Color and Light Theatre Ensemble), Bob White in White Christmas (Northern Stage), Mr. Franklin in Passing Strange (14th Street Theatre). BM in Music Theatre performance from Baldwin Wallace University and an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU. Proud member of Actor’s Equity. He would love to thank his mother, father and sister for their support.www.alexsyiek.com
Five seasons with Great Lakes Theater | Previous GLT credits: Bill in Mamma Mia!, Fitzwilliam in Pride and Prejudice, Clopin in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Snout/Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pistol in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Factory Foreman/Claquesous/Grantaire in Les Misérables, Richmond in Richard III. Other favorite credits: Andrew Jackson in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Color and Light Theatre Ensemble), Bob...
M.A. Taylor*
Carter / Dr. Wyatt
Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes | M.A. gladly returns to share his work with the generous citizens of Cuyahoga County. Previous credits include: Tailor/Ensemble (Taming of the Shrew), Carter/Dr. Wyatt (Witness for the Prosecution), Charity Man/Old Joe (A Christmas Carol), Murderer (Macbeth), Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Reynaldo (Hamlet), Feste (Twelfth Night), Doolittle (My Fair Lady), Rogers (And Then There Were None), Nathaniel (Love’s Labor’s Lost). Also performed at PTTP/Rep, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and Boise Contemporary Theater. He holds an MFA from the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP). Many thanks to his families (genetic & professional). To the memory of his brother, Dougfred Miller. Forever.
Seventeen seasons with Great Lakes | M.A. gladly returns to share his work with the generous citizens of Cuyahoga County. Previous credits include: Tailor/Ensemble (Taming of the Shrew), Carter/Dr. Wyatt (Witness for the Prosecution), Charity Man/Old Joe (A Christmas Carol), Murderer (Macbeth), Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Reynaldo (Hamlet), Feste (Twelfth...
Daniel Telford
Policeman / Ensemble
Two seasons with Great Lakes Theater: Previous shows at GLT include: Macbeth (Young Siward), Wait Until Dark (understudy), Twelfth Night (understudy). Previous local shows include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick) and Really Really (Davis) at The Beck Center. Daniel is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University's BFA Acting Program and is grateful for the opportunity to work at GLT again.
Two seasons with Great Lakes Theater: Previous shows at GLT include: Macbeth (Young Siward), Wait Until Dark (understudy), Twelfth Night (understudy). Previous local shows include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick) and Really Really (Davis) at The Beck Center. Daniel is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University's BFA Acting Program and...
* Members of the Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Great Lakes builds winning case with 'Witness for the Prosecution'
By Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com
"Make plans to attend Leonard’s trial. You’ll be a grateful witness to uniformly strong performances and many a grand surprise. That’s the whole truth and nothing but the truth."
See full review here.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
"Great Lakes Theater's 'Witness for the Prosecution' a fun spin on jury duty"
By Bob Ableman, News Herald
"Jury duty has never been so enjoyable."
Read the full review here.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
"...well-executed by a good cast in both major and minor roles..."
By Laura Kennelly, Cool Cleveland
"An old-fashioned talky courtroom drama, well-executed by a good cast in both major and minor roles."
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
"Don't miss it!"
By Clara, Audience Member
"Sitting in the jury box for the show was REALLY AMAZING and I strongly recommend it! We were "sworn in" and everything."
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
"Great Lakes Theater Puts on a Lovely Production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION"
By Gwendolyn Kochur, Cleveland Scene
"...fine performances and direction by Charles Fee."
Monday, February 25, 2019
"Great Performance."
By Carl, Audience Member
"Great performance. Enjoy cast seen in previous performances."
Monday, February 25, 2019
"...this is a must see."
By Paul, Audience Member
Agatha Christie courtroom drama? Challenge accepted by Great Lakes Theater. The challenge, of course, is that although they've built a beautiful and imposing set, most of the action is two or at most three person interactions in a courtroom. The actors have to fill all that space with their characters and performance and once again GLT stepped up. Big, well-executed characters, sharp exchanges, perfect timing all make this a must see. The entire cast was on point, but I could watch Jodi Dominick as Romaine for ages. Great show!
Agatha Christie courtroom drama? Challenge accepted by Great Lakes Theater. The challenge, of course, is that although they've built a beautiful and imposing set, most of the action is two or at most three person interactions in a courtroom. The actors have to fill all that space with their characters and performance and once again GLT stepped up. Big, well-executed characters, sharp exchanges, perfect timing all make this a must...
Monday, February 25, 2019
"Witness for Prosecution was Superb!"
By Mary, Audience Memberr
Witness for Prosecution was Superb!rnCan’t wait till the next play.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
"I have already recommended the show to a friend."
By Joyce, Audience Member
"I really enjoyed the show. I though I knew who did it, and even I was fooled. I have already recommended the show to a friend."
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
"...great performance...loved it..!"
By Chris, Audience Member
"Saw Witness for the Prosecution on Sunday – great performance – wonderful theater – loved it – thanks for a great opportunity!"
Monday, March 04, 2019
"You could not do better on Broadway!"
By Bill, Audience Member
"My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed "Witness for the Prosecution" on March 3. The story is engrossing but what really impressed was the superb acting. You could not do better on Broadway! "
Monday, March 04, 2019
"Best theater experience ever!"
By Casey, Audience Member
"Got to sit in the jury box for Sunday's performance of "Witness." Thank you! Best theater experience ever!"
Monday, March 04, 2019
"First time...at your theatre and really enjoyed ourselves."
By Carole, Audience Member
"First time for my husband and myself at your theatre and really enjoyed ourselves. Everything was professional and the actors outstanding. We greatly enjoyed the evening and are looking forward to attending again. I believe we will be getting tickets for Taming of the Shrew. We are going to ask several of our friends to join us. Thanks for doing a great job in promoting the Arts in Cleveland!"
Wednesday, March 06, 2019
"Excellent show. Great experience!"
By Beverly, Audience Member
"Excellent show. Great experience!"
Cleveland's Classic Company at the Hanna Theatre Presents Agatha Christie's Gripping Courtroom Thriller WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
January 06, 2019
CLEVELAND, OH - Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland’s Classic Company, commences the second half its 2018-19 season with Agatha Christie’s gripping courtroom thriller, Witness for the Prosecution. The production will be performed in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, February 15 – March 10, 2019. Great Lakes Theater’s own Producing Artistic Director, Charles Fee, directs the production.
Great Lakes Theater is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. Additionally, the Great Lakes Theater 2018-19 Season is made possible in part by state...
Greta (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) is charmed by Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) as Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) looks on in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) considers as a new case presents itself in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) discusses the possibilities with Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) and Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) is distraught as Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) looks on in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) enters the picture in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) discusses her side of things with Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) and Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10 (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) enters the courtroom in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The prosecution begins opening arguments lead by Mr. Meyers, Q.C. (actor, Nick Steen*) in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) cross examines Inspector Hearne (actor, Alex Syiek*) as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) oversees the proceedings in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10.
Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) cross examines Inspector Hearne (actor, Alex Syiek*) as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) oversees the proceedings in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10.
It is Dr. Wyatt's (actor, D.A. Taylor*) turn in the witness box as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) and the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) listen to his testimony in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Sparks fly during the testimony of Janet MacKenzie (actor, Jillian Kates*) as Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) cross examines in front of Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith) and the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) and the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) consider Clegg's (actor, Laura Welsh Berg*) testimony in Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
The Court (actors, Aled Davies*, Lynn Robert Berg*, Nick Steen*, Gene Stromberg, David Anthony Smith* and Ben Kemper) is stunned by the entrance of Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) in the Great Lakes Theater production of WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) is cross examined by Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q.C. (actor, Aled Davies*) as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) and the Clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) look on in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) takes the stand in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mr. Meyers, Q.C. (actor, Nick Steen*) takes his turn grilling the defendant, Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) as Mr. Justice Wainwright (actor, David Anthony Smith*) and the clerk (actor, Andy Nagraj*) consider the testimony. in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q. C. (actor, Aled Davies*) presents a compelling story in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Romaine Vole (actor, Jodi Dominick*) collapses in court after some bad news as the police officer (actor, Daniel Telford) comes to her aid in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
Mr. Mayhew (actor, Lynn Robert Berg*), Sir Wilfred Robarts, Q. C. (actor, Aled Davies*) and Leonard Vole (actor, Taha Mandviwala*) discuss the trial in the Great Lakes Theater production WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square which runs through March 10. (Photo by Roger Mastroianni)
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